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UN chief heads to Ethiopia, UAE and Europe
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Ethiopia to attend the signing of a peace agreement in Congo and will then visit the United Arab ...
Ford launching Tourneo minivan at Geneva show
Ford Motor Company says it will launch its new Tourneo Courier minivan at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The company said Friday in a statement that ...
Zenit resist Liverpool fightback in Europa League
Zenit St. Petersburg resisted a Liverpool fightback inspired by Luis Suarez to reach the Europa League last 16 on the away-goals rule after a 3-3 ...
Swiss ski coach Osi Inglin out at season's end
Switzerland men's Alpine skiing head coach Osi Inglin will pay for the team's poor results by losing his job after the season. Inglin will leave after ...
Swiss skier Kueng leads men's downhill training
Patrick Kueng of Switzerland posted the fastest time in the first training session for a men's World Cup downhill on Thursday. Kueng timed 1 minute, ...
Zenit heads Russian challenge in Europa League
Russian clubs continue their three-pronged attack on the Europa League on Thursday, while pressing a case for UEFA to allow their national league to ...
Missile strike in northern Syria kills 33
A Syrian missile strike leveled a block of buildings in an impoverished district of Aleppo on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people, almost half of them ...
Novartis chairman foregoes $78 million payout
Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG has agreed with its outgoing chairman to scrap plans for a farewell non-compete deal that could have netted him up to 72 ...
Malta footballer appeals to CAS in fixing case
Malta footballer Kevin Sammut has appealed to sport's highest court against a lifetime ban imposed by UEFA for helping fix a European Championship ...
Siena moves out of last with 3-0 win over Lazio
Switzerland forward Innocent Emeghara extended his impressive start in Serie A by scoring twice Monday as Siena moved out of last place with a 3-0 win ...
FISA drops proposal for new women's Olympic event
A proposal to add women's lightweight single sculls to the Olympics has failed to gain approval from rowing's governing body. Rowing federation FISA ...
Olsson, Johaug win cross-country World Cup races
Johan Olsson of Sweden and Therese Johaug of Norway won classical-style races Sunday in the last cross-country World Cup event before the start of the ...
Poltoranin, Kowalczyk win cross-country WCup races
Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan and Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland had dominating sprint victories Saturday at a cross-country World Cup meet in Davos.
Q&A: Currency the latest threat to global economy
The world economy faces a new threat. Instead of a banking collapse or too much debt, fears are growing that countries are using their currencies as ...
IOC gives Pakistan another chance
The International Olympic Committee has given Pakistan another chance to resolve differences between its government and the country's national Olympic ...
FIFA to propose tougher sanctions for racist abuse
FIFA aims to approve tougher sanctions for racist abuse at football matches when its 209 member nations meet in May. FIFA President Sepp Blatter led ...
Russian cycling team Katusha wins appeal at CAS
Russian cycling team Katusha won its appeal against the International Cycling Union's decision to deny it top-tier status this season for "ethical" ...
CAS sets date for Murofushi's IOC election case
Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi will go to sport's highest court on April 10-11 in his disputed bid to become an International Olympic ...
Austrian snowboarders dominate World Cup in Sochi
Taku Hiraoka of Japan and Kelly Clark of the United States won World Cup halfpipe events at the Sochi Olympics venue on Thursday. Hiraoka scored 90.
Nestle makes $11.55 billion profit in 2012
Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drinks maker, predicted another challenging year ahead but overcame tough global economic conditions to post ...
CAS bans Brazilian runner for 5 years for doping
The Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Brazilian runner Simone Alves da Silva for five years for using EPO when breaking the South American ...
Jacques Rogge to meet with wrestling leader
Facing a wave of criticism from around the world, IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways ...
Rogge: Rio Olympic organizers don't need warning
IOC President Jacques Rogge believes he won't need to publicly warn organizers of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics about delayed preparations. An IOC ...
Rowing to consider extra women's event at Olympics
A new women's event could be added to the Olympic rowing program under proposals being considered by the sport's governing body this weekend.
Swiss banks to hold more capital on mortgage risks
The Swiss government took action Wednesday to stop the country's housing market from running out of control by requiring banks to hold more capital ...